Previous Restoration Efforts

Important work in the last decade stabilized the exterior of the house and helped preserve the interior. This work included:

Wall Repair & PaintingConservator Christopher Mills finished repairing cracks in walls and uncovered new Civil War graffiti. Adriana Martinez of Gemini Wallcovering applied a removable wall liner to downstairs walls, and Mills applied simulated lime wash paint to the wall liner. The paint is a textured gray color in the dining room, a creamy white color in the parlor, and a brighter white in the hallway. The colors were formulated to look like Liberia's walls did in the 1860s, based on paint analysis.

Learn about the hand-mixed lime wash paint on Liberia's walls, and about the hunt for Civil War graffiti: